Comment

Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options

Representation ID: 23176

Received: 19/02/2017

Respondent: Rother Environmental Group

Representation Summary:

Policy DEN5:

Needs adding to with the following:

*Should take account of the one in 10 year six-hour storm event, plus 30% allowance for climate change to ensure no flooding of properties or public highway, or inundation of foul sewerage system.
*Any excess of flows to be contained within the site boundary.
*SUDS should be designed to ensure there is no flooding in a one in 30 year storm event.
*Where ground infiltration is feasible and developers want to use it, developers to provide minimum six months groundwater monitoring within the winter period.

Full text:

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
Policy DEN5:

Needs adding to with the following:
* Should take account of the one in 10 year six-hour storm event, plus 30%
allowance for climate change to ensure no flooding of properties or public highway, or inundation of foul sewerage system.
* Any excess of flows to be contained within the site boundary.
* SUDS should be designed to ensure there is no flooding in a one in 30 year storm
event.
* Where ground infiltration is feasible and developers want to use it, developers to
provide minimum six months groundwater monitoring within the winter period.
(These ideas from the South Downs Draft Local Plan).